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1. Bloodsuckers (1970)
directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
featuring Peter CushingThis badly-dated but interesting variant on the vampire subgenre is loosely based on the Simon Raven novel Doctors Wear Scarlet. The story details ... More
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2. The Blood Beast Terror (1967)
directed by Vernon Campbell Sewell
featuring Peter Cushing, Robert FlemyngSet during the Victorian era, the film stars Peter Cushing as a Holmeslike detective on the trail of a serial killer. The mystery angle is minimal, ... More
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3. The Creeping Flesh (1972)
directed by Freddie Francis
featuring Christopher Lee, Peter CushingPeter Cushing delivers one of his finest hand-wringing performances as Emmanuel Hildern, a Victorian man of science who relates a mad tale of horror ... More
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4. Star Wars (1977)
directed by George Lucas
featuring Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter CushingGeorge Lucas' mythological popcorn movie is a two-hour roller-coaster ride that has passed into movie legend. The story, for the tiny number of ... More
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5. Horror Express (1972)
directed by Eugenio Martín
featuring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly SavalasThis horror science-fiction thriller, a cult favorite, takes place in 1907. Professor Caxton (Christopher Lee), a fossil-hunter has discovered some ... More
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6. A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
directed by Jim Goddard
featuring Peter Cushing, Chris Sarandon, Flora RobsonChris Sarandon does the "far, far, better thing" when he tackles the dual role of Syndey Carton and Charles Darnay in this Anglo-American TV ... More
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7. Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
directed by Terence Fisher
featuring Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline SmithThe sixth entry in Hammer Films' Frankenstein series, this film finds Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) in charge of a lunatic asylum. When young ... More
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8. Top Secret! (1984)
directed by David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
featuring Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Christopher Villiers, Omar Sharif, Peter CushingThe second of Zucker-Abraham-Zucker's theatrical-feature spoofs (Airplane was the first, discounting the patchwork Kentucky Fried Movie), Top Secret! ... More
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9. Twins of Evil (1971)
directed by John Hough
featuring Peter Cushing, Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson, Kathleen Byron, Dennis PriceThis entry in Hammer Films' long-running vampire series of the '60s and '70s is one of the most evocative and original. The story features voluptuous ... More
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10. Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride (1973)
directed by Alan Gibson
featuring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, William Franklyn, Freddie JonesThe final installment in Hammer Studios' Dracula series is also the least interesting of the lot. A fairly direct follow-up to Dracula A.D. 1972, ... More
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11. The Mummy (1959)
directed by Terence Fisher
featuring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix AylmerList of all editionsWhile on a dig in Egypt, British archaeologist John Banning (Peter Cushing) desecrates the tomb of Princess Ananka, awakening her mummified lover ... More
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12. The Horror of Dracula (1958)
directed by Terence Fisher
featuring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Melissa Stribling, Michael Gough, Carol MarshList of all editionsThis Hammer Studios classic is far closer to the letter (and spirit) of the Bram Stoker novel than the Bela Lugosi version of Dracula. The premise ... More
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13. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
directed by Terence Fisher
featuring Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward, Thorley WaltersList of all editionsThe key image of this film occurs early on, as a hideous monster removes its face, only to reveal itself as Baron Frankenstein in a mask. Hammer's ... More
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14. Shock Waves (1977)
directed by Ken Wiederhorn
featuring Peter Cushing, Brooke Adams, John Carradine, Fred Buch, Jack DavidsonList of all editionsThis horror film concerns a shipwrecked yachting party. Rose (Brooke Adams) and her fellow yacht-mates, including the captain (John Carradine) run ... More
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15. Torture Garden (1967)
directed by Freddie Francis
featuring Jack Palance, Burgess Meredith, Beverly Adams, Peter Cushing, Michael BryantList of all editionsThe Torture Garden is an "omnibus" chiller, adapted from four short stories by Robert Bloch (Psycho). Each is introduced by Burgess Meredith, playing ... More
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16. The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
directed by Terence Fisher
featuring Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson, Michael GwynnList of all editionsHe may be calling himself "Dr. Stein," but the audience isn't fooled: that popular general practitioner (Peter Cushing) in the mittel-European ... More
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17. Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
directed by Terence Fisher
featuring Richard Greene, Peter Cushing, Niall MacGinnis, Richard Pasco, Jack GwillimList of all editionsHaving portrayed Robin Hood on TV for five years, Richard Greene reprises the role in Hammer Films' Sword of Sherwood Forest. This time, Robin does a ... More
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18. The Skull (1965)
directed by Freddie Francis
featuring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Jill Bennett, Patrick WymarkList of all editionsAdapted from the Robert Bloch short story "The Skull of the Marquis de Sade," this inventive gothic chiller from Amicus stars Peter Cushing as ... More
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19. Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
directed by Gordon Flemyng
featuring Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks, Andrew Keir, Roberta ToveyList of all editionsThis entertaining sequel to 1965's Dr. Who and the Daleks has been released under several titles: Invasion Earth 2150 AD, Daleks Invade Earth: 2150 ... More
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20. Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1973)
directed by Roy Ward Baker
featuring David Chang, Peter Cushing, Shih Szu, Robin Stewart, Julie EgeList of all editionsIn this strange but fun genre hodgepodge, Prof. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) is up against seven rotting vampires clad in gold masks. They were ... More
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21. At the Earth's Core (1976)
directed by Kevin Connor
featuring Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro, Cy Grant, Godfrey JamesList of all editionsThis is the second sci-fi adventure based on a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first being 1975's The Land That Time Forgot. At The Earth's Core ... More
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22. Tales from the Crypt (1972)
directed by Freddie Francis
featuring Joan Collins, Patrick Magee, Peter Cushing, Ralph RichardsonList of all editionsThe phenomenon of Tales from the Crypt seems to have no endings, only changes. This successful pun-filled style of presenting ironic horror tales had ... More
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23. Doctor Who & The Daleks (1965)
directed by Gordon Flemyng
featuring Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden, Roberta Tovey, Barrie InghamList of all editionsDr. Who was/is the longest-running entertainment series ever to run on the BBC, and for a variety of reasons, including its sassy humor, delightfully ... More
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24. And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
directed by Roy Ward Baker
featuring Geoffrey Crutchley, Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick MageeList of all editionsThis creepy, atmospheric horror film from England's Amicus Productions dispenses with much of the tongue-in-cheek presentation of their popular '70s ... More
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25. Time Without Pity (1957)
directed by Joseph Losey
featuring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowenList of all editionsTime Without Pity carried the name "Joseph Losey" on the credits -- the first time in three years that the blacklisted director was permitted to use ... More







